Christopher de Groot : Associate Artist

Christopher de Groot is a composer and multi-instrumentalist. Primarily a pianist, with a background in jazz, classical composition and orchestration de Groot has a strong interest in film having scored several feature films. He also has a strong interest in sound design and the combination of acoustic and electronic instrumentation.

Christopher de Groot is a multi-genre, multidisciplinary composer
who works heavily in the field of film and theatre. Primarily a
pianist with a background in jazz and classical composition, de
Groot has incorporated his interest in new music, electronics,
recording techniques and cult soundtracks into his compositional
practice.

De Groot studied formally for 10 years at the
West Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) where he
gained a Master's degree in composition. He also taught
composition and film music studies there from 2008-2012, before
moving to Melbourne.

As a film composer de Groot has composed music
for several independent feature films and has been nominated for
a APRA Screen Music Award (2014), and a West Australian Screen
Award four times (2009, 2010, 2011, 2014), winning in 2009 for
his work on The Director's Cut.

De Groot's distinctive score for Australian
independent feature film Sororal (2014) has been labelled "some of the most refreshing and
eclectic horror music to be heard in a contemporary film" (Mikael
Carlsson - MovieScore Media). The soundtrack gained
international interest, being released by acclaimed soundtrack
label Screamworks Records (Sweden). It was also nominated for
Feature Film Score of The Year at the 2014 APRA Screen Music
Awards alongside David Hirschfelder's The Railway Man
and Christopher Gordon's Adoration. With this nomination
de Groot became the youngest solo nominee in the Awards'
history.

De Groot's credits include 15 short films,
four feature films (most recently The Burning
Kiss[2014, currently in
postproduction]), and four Melbourne theatre productions.
Recently he was nominated for a 2015 Green Room Award for his
work on Thérèse Raquin.De
Groot is currently working on a one voice opera based on the
18-hour video diaries of Björk Stalker Ricardo Lopez.

In addition to de Groot's composition pursuits he performs as a
free music improviser at venues such as the Make It Up Club
(Melbourne), NoizeMaschin!! and Club Zho (Perth).